Pumping/nursing bra
Embodiments for garments are provided with an inner panel having at least one covering for a wearer's breast, the at least one covering having a first layer of material that overlaps a second layer of material, the first and the second layers of material are fastened together to provide an opening between the overlapping layers, and the at least one covering provides support during milk expression for at least one of the wearer's breast and a portion of a breast pump body inserted through the opening, and an exterior front surface having a first panel of material that overlaps at least a portion of the second of panel of material, the first and the second panels able to be moved to expose the at least one covering of the inner panel.
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This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/873,317, entitled “Pumping/Nursing Bra,” filed Jan. 17, 2018 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,212,972), which (i) is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/172,826, entitled “Pumping/Nursing Bra,” filed Feb. 4, 2014 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,872,524), which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/832,592, filed on Jun. 7, 2013, and (ii) is also a Continuation in Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/172,812, entitled “Pumping/Nursing Bra,” filed Feb. 4, 2014 (now abandoned), which also claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/832,592, filed on Jun. 7, 2013. The disclosure of each of the above applications is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONVarious embodiments relate to a garment worn to provide support while the wearer is pumping breast milk.
BACKGROUNDA breast pump may be used to express milk from a breast. Implementations of breast pumps have a pump body to express the milk and a milk container to receive the milk. The pump body of a breast pump may have a breast shield or a flange having a funnel shape with a cup portion that fits over at least a portion of a breast.
A let-down cushion or let-down massage cushion of a breast pump may fit between a breast shield or a flange of a pump body of the breast pump and a breast. The let-down cushion may fit within the breast shield or flange and have an edge that folds over an edge of the breast shield or the flange of the pump body. The let-down cushion may flex in and out to massage the areola of a breast to help stimulate milk flow. A seal may be formed between the let-down cushion and a breast to create suction and encourage breast milk expression.
To use a breast pump, a user manually holds the breast flange, shield, or pump body over a breast. While using the breast pump, the wearer is not able to use their hands for any other tasks. It may be desirable to express milk from both breasts simultaneously, but doing so, requires the user to hold both breast pump bodies against oneself and is both awkward and does not allow the user to do any other tasks. As such, garments that assist in supporting the breast pump body for milk expression are needed to allow a wearer to use their hands for other tasks during milk expression with a breast pump.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONEmbodiments for garments are provided with an inner panel having at least one covering for a wearer's breast, the at least one covering having a first layer of material that overlaps a second layer of material, the first and the second layers of material are fastened together to provide an opening between the overlapping layers, and the at least one covering provides support during milk expression for at least one of the wearer's breast and a portion of a breast pump body inserted through the opening, and an exterior front surface having a first panel of material that overlaps at least a portion of the second panel of material, the first and the second panels able to be moved to expose the at least one covering of the inner panel.
Apparatuses, articles, processes for manufacture, garments, bustiers, breast pumping bras. and nursing bras that provide support to a wearer and/or at least a portion of a breast pump to aid with milk expression using a breast pump are described. For example, a garment, such as a bra. a tank top, or a bustier, may provide support for the weight of a breast pump body, milk container, and/or a wearer's breast, help secure the breast pump body in place, and/or stabilize the breast pump body for milk expression. Various embodiments may provide support to aid with creation of a tight seal between the wearer's breast and at least a portion of a breast pump body for milk expression (e.g., a breast shield and/or a let-down cushion of a breast pump body). The wearer of the garment may be able to pump breast milk without having to manually hold the breast pump body against themselves.
Garments in accordance with some embodiments may have openings formed between overlapping layers of material that are fastened together and/or to panels of the garment to provide openings for access to a wearer's breasts. In particular, the garment may have an inner panel (e.g., a pumping panel) having two openings providing access to the wearer's breasts that are created between respective sets of overlapping layers of material. Each opening is between the corresponding set of overlapping layers of material and the overlapping layers are fastened together to provide the respective opening.
In some embodiments, the garment may have an exterior surface of one or more panels of material that cover the inner panel. When the panels of material and the layers of material that cover an opening are moved, the wearer may be able to insert a portion of the breast pump body through the opening, and the layers of material and/or the panels of material of the garment may aid in supporting the breast pump body and/or the wearer's breast. The materials used for the inner and the exterior panel may be a fabric capable of being stretched to allow for pushing the material out of the way to insert the pump body portion, and the fabric may have some elasticity to then fit snugly under and/or around the pump body portion for support and return to the panels original shape covering the inner panel. In some embodiments, the garment may have elastic edges to prevent the garment from slipping down as well as providing additional support for the wearer's breasts.
Some embodiments may have one or more loops of a material (e.g., elastic, fabric, etc.) attached to the garment. Each loop may be designed to secure a portion of a breast pump in place (e.g., a loop to hook or fit around a breast shield to aid in the support of the breast pump body and milk container for pumping milk).
Some embodiments may have adjustable straps that may be selectively attached to the garment, such as a garment with a top line on the garment with corresponding attachment mechanisms to that found on a strap thereby allowing the strap to be attached thereto. For example, the top line may be a piece of material (e.g., an elastic band) attached to an edge of a panel (e.g., an inner panel) and the corresponding attachment mechanisms may be sewn to the garment with stitching between the elastic band and the fabric of the garment. The one or more attachment mechanisms (e.g., corresponding attachment mechanisms to the attachment mechanisms found on the strap) may be sewn in to the garment for selectively attaching a strap in one of a plurality of positions to support a breast pump body.
By way of further example, a neck strap may extend around the back of the wearer's neck and may be attached to the top line of the garment. The garment (e.g., a top line of a pumping/nursing bra) may have one or more selective attachment mechanisms (e.g., loops or hooks allowing for attachment of the strap to the garment). A plurality of selective attachment mechanisms may be provided on the garment to provide a plurality of positions for the strap. Attachment mechanisms may be hooks that may be selectively attached to a loop (e.g., a fabric, metal, or plastic loop), snaps, buttons and button holes, ribbon ties, lace ties, string ties, and/or any other attachment mechanism that can be selectively attached or detached. For example, a wearer could use a ribbon, lace, heavy string, etc. that could be threaded through a loop on the topline and tied where the two ends join. There may be a single strap and/or multiple straps that extend from one area of the bra to another as opposed to fitting around the neck. For example, a single strap could attach at the front topline, extend over the shoulder and hook at the topline below the underarm or back.
Continuing with the example, the neck strap may have a single hook that can be attached to the garment or a plurality of hooks that may be attached to the garment. The neck strap may ensure that the garment remains in place during breast pumping, particularly when the breast pump bottle becomes heavier as container, used with the breast pump to collect milk, fills with milk. For example, a neck strap may encircle the neck of the wearer and have at least one hook attached to the top line of the garment to ensure that the garment remains in place during the use of a breast pump with at least one of the wearer's breasts. The neck strap may be used with or without shoulder straps of the garment.
In some embodiments, a pocket or a channel may be provided on a shoulder strap that contains and/or houses a cord or a strap with a hook or an attachment piece to connect to another area of the garment. The cord may be elastic to allow for the cord to be stretched and/or the cord may be stored within the pocket or channel rolled up into a coil, so that the cord can be extended and retracted. The cord may also have a slider to lengthen and shorten the strap as needed.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description when viewed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which set forth certain embodiments of the invention. It should be understood, however, that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, the details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for teaching one skilled in the art how to make and/or use the invention.
In some embodiments. finger holes may be provided on an area of the inner panel to allow for massage to aid in the milk extraction.
The material used for the layers of material may be any type of fabric with elasticity to allow the layers to be stretched, moved, and return to their or nearly their original state. A layer of material (e.g., layers 54, 56, 58, or 60) each may be a single piece of material. multiple pieces of material, or a piece of material that has been folded over and sewn to the garment 11 to form a supportive layer of material. The layers of material on the inner panel 19 and panels of the exterior surface 17 may be created from different fabrics and materials.
Overlapping layers 54 and 56 can be moved to uncover, adjusted to separate, and/or allow one of the wearer's breasts to be accessible through the opening between the layers. Overlapping layers 58 and 60 may be likewise separated to uncover, adjusted, and/or allow the other breast of the wearer to be accessible through the opening between the layers. The overlapping layers 54 and 56 may provide support for at least a portion of a breast pump body and/or a milk container when inserted through the opening formed between the overlapping layers. The panels of material 16 and/or 18 in the uncovered state may help to prevent the breast pumps body and/or breast shields from slipping downward from the woman's breast by providing support beneath and/or around the breast pump body inserted through the opening. In some embodiments, the opening may be created between overlapping layers by stitching (e.g. bar tack stitching in a rectangular shape at 53 and 55) that fastens the layers of material together and leaves the opening between the stitching of the layers (e.g., bar tack stitching at 53 and 55). In some embodiments, the pump body may sit within the opening, and the may keep the overlapping layers fastened together to fit around and the pump body to keep it in place. Embodiments of the pumping panel 19 may be provided with top rectangular shaped stitching panel 53 and a bottom rectangular shaped stitching panel 55 extending across a portion of the overlapping sections 54, 56 of the pumping panel 19. Similarly, a top rectangular stitching panel 57 and a bottom rectangular stitching panel 59 extend across a portion of the overlapping sections 58, 60 of the pump support panel 19. Although a rectangular shaped stitching is described, those with skill in the art will recognize that a variety of shapes and stitching may be fasten the layers together.
Both first attachment end and second attachment ends of the attachment mechanism 28 (e.g., a hook) are designed to be selectively attached to one another. connecting the first panel 16 to the first fabric stay 64 of the inner panel 19. The first fabric stay 64 may extend down with a second stay end of the first fabric stay 64 attached to the bottom edge 39 of the inner panel 19. A second strap end 25 of the first shoulder strap 24 may be attached to the garment 11 (e.g., a front surface 17, the panel 16, or the back surface 21) by an attachment mechanism 30 (e.g., a hook).
Attachment mechanisms may be hooks, double hooks. snaps, buttons. and/or any other attachment mechanism for selective attachment. Alternatively, shoulder straps may cross in the back and first shoulder strap 24 may instead be secured to attachment mechanism 36 and second shoulder strap 26 may be secured to attachment mechanism 30.
A second shoulder strap 26 contains an attachment mechanism 38 (e.g., a hook) having a first attachment end 31 attached to a first stay end of a fabric stay 62. The second stay end of the second fabric stay 62 may be attached to the bottom edge 39 of the garment. A second attachment end of the attachment mechanism 38 is attached to one end of the inner panel 19 and one end of the panel 18. The first and second attachment ends of the attachment mechanism 38 are designed to attach to one another, connecting the second panel 18 to the pumping panel 19. The second shoulder strap 26 contains an attachment mechanism 36 (e.g., a hook member) connected to the garment 11.
A slide member 32 is provided on the first shoulder strap 24 and a slide member 34 is provided on the second shoulder strap 26. The slide members 32 and 34 are used to adjust the length of each of the shoulder straps 24, 26. Adjustable hook and eye closures 20, 22 are used to secure the garment 11 around the wearer's body. Although those with skill in the art will recognize that other closures may be used to secure the garment 11 around the wearer's body, such as a zipper, a tie, VELCRO® closures, snaps, buttons, and/any other closure or attachment mechanism.
In some embodiments, double hook attachment mechanisms may be used as an alternative to the attachment mechanisms (e.g., hooks) 28, 38 shown in
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The loops may be attached to the garment 11 to hold or keep the breast pump body at a particular angle to ensure a seal is formed and/or not broken to allow for successful milk production. In some embodiments, the loop may have a slide or other mechanism to adjust the length of the loop surrounding the portion of the breast pump body. In other embodiments, the loop may have attachment mechanisms to open and close the loop around the breast pump body. The panels of the exterior surface 17 may cover the loops in a covered state.
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It is noted that based upon the comfort level of the woman during breast milk pumping, the woman may choose to utilize the elastic loops 50, 52 to hook/fit around the breast shield, without the utilization of any of the straps 46, 66, 72. Alternatively, the woman might utilize straps 46, 66, or 72 without employing the elastic loops 50, 52. Furthermore, the woman might utilize both the elastic loops 50, 52 along with one of the straps 46, 66, or 72.
The fabric stay 62 extends from the double hook 120 to the bottom 39 of the inner panel 19. Similarly, the fabric stay 64 extends from the double hook 120 to the bottom surface 39 of the pumping panel 19. The exterior surface 17 and inner panel 19 can be unhooked for nursing and reattached as desired. The fabric stays 62, 64 keep the shoulder straps secure on the shoulder, when the panels 16 and 18 are moved to allow for breast feeding. The inner panel 19 is provided with top rectangular shaped stitching 53 and a bottom rectangular shaped stitching 55 extending across a portion of the overlapping sections 54, 56 of the inner panel 19 to create an opening and provide support for a breast pump body. Similarly, a top rectangular stitching 57 and a bottom rectangular stitching 59 extend across a portion of the overlapping sections 58, 60 of the inner panel 19 to create an opening in and provide support for a breast pump body.
While the preferred embodiments have been shown and described, it will be understood that there is no intent to limit the invention by such disclosure. but rather, is intended to cover all modifications and alternate constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A garment comprising:
- an inner panel including a first covering portion configured to cover a first breast of a wearer and a second covering portion configured to cover a second breast of the wearer, at least one of the first covering or the second covering including a first layer of material and a second layer of material, the first layer of material and the second layer of material including stitching at a first location spaced at a distance from an outer edge of each of the first layer of material and the second layer of material and stitching at a second location spaced at a distance from an outer edge of each of the first layer material and the second layer of material, and defining an opening between the stitching at the first location and the stitching at the second location,
- the stitching at the first location being at an opposite side of the opening from the stitching at the second location, the first layer of material and the second layer of material fastened together such that the first layer of material and the second layer of material fit around a portion of a breast pump when the portion of a breast pump is disposed within the opening to keep the breast pump in place during milk extraction; and
- an exterior front panel including a first panel of material that at least partially overlaps the first covering and a second panel of material that at least partially overlaps the second covering, the first panel of material and the second panel of material each being operative to be moved to expose the first covering and the second covering, respectively, of the inner panel.
2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the first panel of material of the exterior front panel overlaps at least a portion of the second panel of material of the exterior front panel.
3. The garment of claim 1, wherein the second panel of material of the exterior front panel further overlaps at least a portion of the second covering of the inner panel.
4. The garment of claim 1, wherein when the portion of the breast pump is inserted through the opening, the portion of the breast pump is supported by the first layer of material and the second layer of material.
5. The garment of claim 1, wherein the opening is a first opening, the at least one of the first covering and the second covering is the first covering, and the second covering includes a third layer of material coupled to a fourth layer of material such that a second opening is defined by the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material.
6. The garment of claim 5, wherein the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material include stitching at a third location spaced at a distance from an outer edge of each of the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material and stitching at a fourth location spaced at a distance from an outer edge of each of the third layer material and the fourth layer of material, the second opening defined between the stitching at the third location and the stitching at the fourth location,
- the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material fastened together such that the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material fit around a portion of a breast pump when the portion of a breast pump is disposed within the second opening to keep the breast pump in place during milk extraction.
7. The garment of claim 1, wherein the inner panel has a bottom edge, the first layer of material has a first edge defining a first portion of the opening, the second layer of material has a second edge defining a second portion of the opening, and the first layer of material and the second layer of material are attached to the inner panel such that the first edge and the second edge are disposed substantially perpendicular to the bottom edge of the inner panel.
8. The garment of claim 1, wherein the first panel of material of the exterior panel further overlaps at least a portion of the second covering of the inner panel.
9. A garment comprising:
- an inner panel including a first portion configured to cover a first breast of a wearer and a second portion configured to cover a second breast of the wearer, at least one of the first portion or the second portion including a first layer of material and a second layer of material fastened together with stitching such that a portion of the first layer of material and a portion of the second layer of material between the stitching defines a support portion configured to support at least one of a wearer's breast or a portion of a breast pump body,
- when the portion of the first layer of material and the portion of the second layer of material of the support portion are moved apart from each other, the support portion defines an opening, the support portion being operative to provide support during milk expression for at least one of the wearer's breast when disposed at least partially through the opening and a portion of a breast pump body when inserted through the opening; and
- an exterior front panel including a first panel of material and a second of panel of material, at least one of the first panel of material and the second panel of material of the exterior front panel operative to be moved to expose the at least one of the first covering or the second covering of the inner panel.
10. The garment of claim 9, wherein the first panel of material of the exterior front panel at least partially overlaps the first covering and the second of panel of material of the exterior front panel that at least partially covers the second covering.
11. The garment of claim 9, wherein the first panel of material of the exterior front panel overlaps at least a portion of the second panel of material of the exterior front panel.
12. The garment of claim 10, wherein the second panel of material of the exterior front panel further overlaps at least a portion of the first covering of the inner panel.
13. The garment of claim 10, wherein the first panel of material further overlaps at least a portion of the second covering of the inner panel.
14. The garment of claim 9, wherein when the portion of the breast pump is inserted through the opening, the portion of the breast pump is supported by the first layer of material and the second layer of material.
15. The garment of claim 9, wherein the inner panel has a bottom edge, the first layer of material has a first edge defining a first portion of the opening, the second layer of material has a second edge defining a second portion of the opening, and the first layer of material and the second layer of material are attached to the inner panel such that the first edge and the second edge are disposed substantially perpendicular to the bottom edge of the inner panel.
16. A garment comprising:
- an inner panel including a first covering configured to cover a first breast of a wearer and a second covering configured to cover a second breast of the wearer, at least one of the first covering or the second covering defining a first opening configured to receive a portion of a breast pump therethrough; and
- an exterior panel coupled to the inner panel and including a first panel of material and a second panel of material, the first panel of material overlaps at least a portion of the second panel of material, and the first panel of material is configured to be moved to expose the overlapped portion of the second panel of material, the second panel of material overlapping at least a portion of the first covering and at least a portion of the second covering, at least one of the first panel of material or the second panel of material configured to be moved to expose the first opening.
17. The garment of claim 16, wherein the at least one of the first covering or the second covering includes a first layer of material and a second layer of material fastened together with stitching such that a portion of the first layer of material that overlaps a portion of the second layer of material and defines the first opening between the stitching, the stitching keeping the overlapping portions of the first layer of material and the second layer of material fastened together such that the overlapping portions of the first layer of material and the second layer of material fit around a portion of a breast pump when the breast pump is disposed within the first opening to keep the breast pump in place during milk extraction.
18. The garment of claim 17, wherein when a portion of a breast pump is inserted through the first opening, the portion of the breast pump is supported by the first layer of material and the second layer of material.
19. The garment of claim 16, wherein the first opening is defined by the first covering, the second covering defining a second opening configured to receive a portion of a breast pump therethrough.
20. The garment of claim 17, wherein the at least one of the first covering and the second covering is the first covering, the second covering including a third layer of material fastened to a fourth layer of material with stitching such that a portion of the third layer of material overlaps a portion of the fourth layer of material and a second opening is defined between the overlapping portions of the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material.
21. The garment of claim 17, wherein the inner panel has a bottom edge, the first layer of material has a first edge defining a first portion of the first opening, the second layer of material has a second edge defining a second portion of the first opening, the first layer of material and the second layer of material being fastened together such that the first edge and the second edge are disposed substantially perpendicular to the bottom edge of the inner panel.
22. A method of using a breast pumping support garment comprising:
- securing a breast pumping support garment on a wearer's body such that a first inner panel portion of the garment covers a first breast of the wearer and a second inner panel portion of the garment covers a second breast of the wearer, the first inner panel portion defining a first opening configured to receive a portion of a breast pump therethrough, the second inner panel portion defining a second opening configured to receive a portion of a breast pump therethrough, the garment including an exterior panel coupled to and at least partially covering the first inner panel portion and the second inner panel portion, the exterior panel including a first panel of material overlapping at least a portion of the second panel of material, the second panel of material overlapping at least a portion of the first inner panel portion and at least a portion of the second inner panel portion;
- moving the first panel of material to expose the first opening defined by the first inner panel portion and expose the overlapped portion of the second panel of material of the exterior panel; and
- inserting a portion of a breast pump through the first opening of the first inner panel portion and placing the portion of the breast pump in a desired position on the first breast of the wearer, the first inner panel portion supporting the breast pump within the first opening.
23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:
- moving the second panel of material to expose the second opening defined by the second inner panel portion; and
- inserting a portion of the breast pump through the second opening of the second inner panel portion and placing the portion of the breast pump in a desired position on the second breast of the wearer, the second inner panel portion supporting the breast pump within the opening.
24. The method of claim 22, wherein the breast pump is a first breast pump, the method further comprising:
- moving the second panel of material to expose the second opening defined by the second inner panel portion; and
- inserting a portion of a second breast pump through the second opening of the second inner panel portion and placing the portion of the second breast pump in a desired position on the second breast of the wearer, the second inner panel portion supporting the second breast pump within the opening.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 22, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 2022
Patent Publication Number: 20190289926
Assignee: Simple Wishes LLC (Dallas, TX)
Inventor: Debra Abbaszadeh (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Gloria M Hale
Application Number: 16/283,165
International Classification: A41C 3/04 (20060101); A61M 1/06 (20060101);